Equity benchmarks recouped
losses in late trade that helped the Nifty close higher for sixth consecutive
session on Wednesday. Positive European cues also supported the market.
Technology, FMCG and metals stocks were gainers while losers were banking &
financials and oil stocks. The BSE Sensex ended with a gain of mere seven
points at 25,338. The BSE Sensex opened at 25322 touched an intra-day high of
24368 and low of 25156.The index had risen over 653 points in the
previous three sessions.

Some
buying activity is seen in metal, telecom, realty, basic materials, industrial
and utilities sectors, while energy, oil and gas, IT and FMCG sectors are
showing weakness on BSE. Travel-related companies were under pressure post the
terror attack in Brussels. Shares of Cox & Kings ended lower 2.5% while
Thomas Cook ended almost unchanged markets extended gains today following the
terrorist attacks in Belgium claimed to have been carried out by the Islamic
State, with major indices shrugging off the attacks. Hong Kong's Hang
Seng index was quoting 0.26 percent lower while Japan's Nikkei shed 0.04
percent in early trade. Shanghai Composite was also down 0.31 percent. The Dow
Jones Industrial Average ended 0.23 percent lower in yesterday's trade.The India VIX (Volatility) index was up 0.10% to 16.4475.The
Indian Rupee was trading down by 3 paise at 66.74 per US dollar.On the global front, China's Shanghai Composite index closed up by 0.38% and Hang
Seng ends marginally lower.Caution in view of a long weekend dominated sentiment as
markets will remain closed tomorrow and Friday on account of ‘Holi’ and ‘Good
Friday’